Joan & Burnie Cohen Scholarship

The Joan and Burnie Cohen Scholarship was established to help re-entry women attending Fullerton College to overcome barriers to their education and attain gainful employment.  The Joan and Burnie Cohen Scholarship was established in 2014 by Shirley Bloom in memory of Joan and Burnie Cohen who devoted their lives to service above self.  The purpose of the Joan and Burnie Cohen Scholarship is to help women, 23 years or older, who are re-entering college, with financial help to obtain an education that will offer them the chance to secure employment, personal independence, and self-sufficiency.

The Joan and Burnie Cohen Scholarship’s primary goal is to help women who have the greatest financial challenges to continue to move forward in their education and gain skills that will result in employment and self-sufficiency. This scholarship is restricted to students attending Fullerton College. Many achieve self-sufficiency through training and educational opportunities offered at Fullerton College or will move forward to California State University with a four-year degree in their chosen field.

Read more at ywcaoc.org/scholarships